Uganda

July 28, 2021

Ottawa resident works to build better lives in his birthplace of Kamengo, Uganda

People in Kamengo line up for the annual CACHA medical mission.

Grief has been all too commonplace these days for Ottawa humanitarian Jimmy Sebulime.

Published in Canada

June 4, 2019

Rwandan troops block pilgrims from attending Ugandan martyr celebration

In this 2015 file photo, faithful near Kampala, Uganda, pray at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo.

KIGALI, Rwanda (CNA) -- Some 200 Rwandans were blocked by national troops from crossing the border with Uganda to attend a pilgrimage in the neighboring country on Monday.

Published in International

January 11, 2019

Holy Cross Sisters empower Ugandan women who face domestic violence

Young women chat Nov. 11, 2018, in Mbale, Uganda. The Holy Cross Sisters in eastern Uganda have launched a campaign to end violence against women and girls.

KYENJOJO, Uganda – Not all that long ago, family members and residents of this small town in western Uganda mourned the loss of Sarah Baguma, who was stabbed to death by her husband in a domestic wrangle.

Published in International

March 16, 2018

Catholic agencies adapt to refugee crisis

A woman from Myanmar feeds her child in a U.N. clinic for severely malnourished Rohingya children Oct. 28 in the Balukhali Refugee Camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh.

The global refugee crisis is transforming Catholic outreach, as agencies and the communities they serve struggle to bring basic services to 66 million people displaced by war, famine and natural disaster and another 258 million voluntary migrants seeking a better life outside their home countries.

Published in International

July 14, 2017

Young farmers in the U.S., Uganda learn to help each other

A delegation from Uganda tours a greenhouse June 6 at Paris High School in St. Paris, Ark. Pictured from left are: Paris agriculture teacher Nicole Beirne; Bruce White, Catholic Relief Services project director; George Ntibarikure, agriculture adviser for CRS in Uganda; Mathias Mutema Mulumba with the National Curriculum Development Center; and Ronald Ddungu, deputy head teacher at the Gayaza Girls High School in Uganda.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – If a man is taught to farm, he is sustained for life.

Published in International

March 10, 2016

African bishops to boycott meeting of Anglican council over Episcopal Church attendance

Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, left, of Nigeria and Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya speak at a recent news conference in Nairobi. The two provinces are boycotting the meeting in Lusaka, Zambia.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Anglican Church in Kenya has become the latest province to announce it will boycott the Anglican Consultative Council meeting in Zambia over the participation of the Episcopal Church.

Published in International

November 28, 2015

Honor your martyrs by putting faith into action, Pope tells Ugandans

The Vatican flag and a peace banner are seen as Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for a meeting with young people at the Kololo airstrip in Kampala, Uganda Nov. 28.

KAMPALA, Uganda - As Pope Francis encouraged Ugandan Christians to draw inspiration from the 19th-century Ugandan Martyrs, he carried with him graphic images of the horrors the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs endured.

Published in Francis in Africa

November 28, 2015

Mass at Sanctuary of Ugandan Martyrs: Homily

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass for the martyrs of Uganda near the Catholic shrine at Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda Nov. 28.

Pope Francis on Saturday morning celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the National Sanctuary of the Ugandan Martyrs at Namugongo. The Shrine commemorates the martyrdom of 22 young Catholic converts during an anti-Christian persecution that took place under Mwanga II, the king of Buganda.

Published in Reflections

November 27, 2015

Ugandans give pope exuberant welcome as he urges unity

Pope Francis greets people as he arrives with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda, Nov. 27.

KAMPALA, Uganda - Witnessing to what is true, good and beautiful -- even if that witness is motivated by different faiths -- brings people together and strengthens a nation, Pope Francis said.

Published in Francis in Africa

November 25, 2015

Pope Francis’ Africa trip will focus on youth, but security concerns abound

A French peacekeeping soldier patrols the streets of Bangui, Central African Republic, in 2013.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis embarks Wednesday on his first trip to Africa, visiting three countries in a papal tour overshadowed by security concerns.

Published in International

November 11, 2015

Security a top concern for Pope Francis’ Africa visit

Peacekeeping troops escort a humanitarian aid convoy in mid-February in Bangui, Central African Republic. Catholic Church leaders and Kenyan officials say that security is a top concern for Pope Francis’ Nov. 25-30 African visit.

NAIROBI, Kenya - From stitching 2,000 vestments to training large-scale security teams, Catholic Church leaders and Kenyan officials say they’re ready to host Pope Francis.

Published in Vatican

February 7, 2015